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I freaking hate adapative Cruise Control, and this hate is coming from someone who LOVES regular plain Cruise Control. Its like I can't even trust CC anymore, what a world!
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Apr 27, 2024 13:55
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All of these car things are good concepts that are great if they work reliably and actively dangerous if they don't, and most manufacturers seem to gently caress it all up. Lane assist that prevents you from being able to get out of the way of swerving drunk drivers, automatic emergency braking that brings you to a sudden stop on a busy road because it saw a plastic bag or thought of ants, cruise control that might as well be RNG. Cameras at least don't have much to go outright wrong with them but it sucks that it's a substitute for being able to see out of the windows instead of an additional layer of safety.
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Apr 27, 2024 14:24
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Dip Viscous posted:All of these car things are good concepts that are great if they work reliably and actively dangerous if they don't, and most manufacturers seem to gently caress it all up. Lane assist that prevents you from being able to get out of the way of swerving drunk drivers, automatic emergency braking that brings you to a sudden stop on a busy road because it saw a plastic bag or thought of ants, cruise control that might as well be RNG. Cameras at least don't have much to go outright wrong with them but it sucks that it's a substitute for being able to see out of the windows instead of an additional layer of safety. Yep
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Apr 27, 2024 14:26
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Air Canada is going to start charging you for wanting a specific seat. They are going to do the random selection, seems like a specific gently caress you to parents and people who are anxious sitting alone. Sorry Jimmie, mom and dad are at the front of the plane where you can't see us. This doesn't impact me too too much, I usually just want a window seat because I hate getting up because someone who has a small bladder has to tiktok their reaction to clouds. I just want to sleep undisturbed until I start getting free poo poo like a paper napkin with your logo on it or a third of a can of orange juice. That and I'm getting tired of reading parliamentary hearings and anytime the conservatives talk it has to be this really unnatural commercial like cadence where they throw in as many buzzwords or national post headlines they can instead of actually saying anything.
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Apr 27, 2024 14:28
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cars should have big LED panels on the front back and sides that can display emoticons so if I make a minor mistake in traffic I can flash an embarrassed emoji and if someone cuts me off i can show an angry one etc etc
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Apr 27, 2024 14:29
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Mozi posted:cars should have big LED panels on the front back and sides that can display emoticons so if I make a minor mistake in traffic I can flash an embarrassed emoji and if someone cuts me off i can show an angry one etc etc That’s honestly not a bad idea
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Apr 27, 2024 14:29
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Mozi posted:cars should have big LED panels on the front back and sides that can display emoticons so if I make a minor mistake in traffic I can flash an embarrassed emoji and if someone cuts me off i can show an angry one etc etc Real time message boards to other drivers. U SUCK LEARN 2 DRIVE
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Apr 27, 2024 14:30
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Apr 27, 2024 14:35
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Nocheez posted:Also the grocery store near me has new boxes of Clif bars proudly stating they now come with 5 bars. They also raised the price at the same time, but are trying to fool you with a BOGO so the switch won't feel so sudden. I honestly hate how sneaky this is.
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Apr 27, 2024 14:36
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Just spamming salsa dancer and eggplant emoji
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Apr 27, 2024 14:36
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Adaptive cruise control rules if you're in traffic where no one can keep a constant speed and like to use a safe following distance, which I assume is why everybody hates it because you can't get right up the rear end of the person in front of you
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Apr 27, 2024 14:54
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I don't use any kind of cruise control in the city, but adaptive cruise control and lane assist were pretty sweet for the hundreds and hundreds of miles of nothing between DFW and Santa Fe. Keep it at 80 and pass when it slows you down
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Apr 27, 2024 14:59
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big mean giraffe posted:Adaptive cruise control rules if you're in traffic where no one can keep a constant speed and like to use a safe following distance, which I assume is why everybody hates it because you can't get right up the rear end of the person in front of you I fully confess. Not that I want to ride up the rear end of the person in front of me, but I will pass. I set the CC at 76. I want it to stay at 76 and I will adjust my driving if traffic ahead is slower. Rather than CC adjusting that for me.
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Apr 27, 2024 15:02
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big mean giraffe posted:Adaptive cruise control rules if you're in traffic where no one can keep a constant speed and like to use a safe following distance, which I assume is why everybody hates it because you can't get right up the rear end of the person in front of you
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Apr 27, 2024 15:03
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guess i should have filed for that patent
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Apr 27, 2024 15:04
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Dip Viscous posted:All of these car things are good concepts that are great if they work reliably and actively dangerous if they don't, and most manufacturers seem to gently caress it all up. Lane assist that prevents you from being able to get out of the way of swerving drunk drivers, automatic emergency braking that brings you to a sudden stop on a busy road because it saw a plastic bag or thought of ants, cruise control that might as well be RNG. Cameras at least don't have much to go outright wrong with them but it sucks that it's a substitute for being able to see out of the windows instead of an additional layer of safety. It's even got all the media controls on the steering wheel as actual buttons.
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Apr 27, 2024 16:06
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Same. All that stuff kind of just works in my '16 Accord. I do wish the volume controls on the dash were real buttons but the ones on the steering wheel work well enough. My wife's Subaru is different. The lane keep assist keeps hunting and pulling the steering wheel. The adaptive cruise overshoots and oscillates. I think there are pid settings you can adjust for that. I really should look, it's annoying. However, it has a physical volume knob, which is nice. Because the rest of the controls are on the giant dash screen
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Apr 27, 2024 16:18
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I'd love adaptive cruise control. 400 miles of lifting and dropping my right foot on a two lane highway messes up a surprising number of body parts.
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Apr 27, 2024 17:06
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Just to change gears from car chat, Last night I needed to play a DVD for the kids, and our new TV is HDMI only. I didn't have time to play cable Frankenstein so I went to the box store and found a whole slew of $300 to 400 blue ray players and a $35 Sony DVD player. The box for it gave no indication of how it plugged in, so I googled the model number and Google answers says the Sony whatever has 2 HDMI ports and then there were reviews saying that it had HDMI ports, and the there were instructions available on how to plug your Sony whatever in to your smart TV via HDMI so I bought the drat thing, brought it home and opened it up and it's loving component only JUST LIKE THE GODDAMN DVD PLAYER I ALREADY HAVE Thanks for listening
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Apr 27, 2024 17:09
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doctorfrog posted:I'd love adaptive cruise control. 400 miles of lifting and dropping my right foot on a two lane highway messes up a surprising number of body parts. Same, it's the only feature that I really feel like I'm missing by driving a 2008 station wagon. Nobody in Maryland can hold a consistent speed for more than a quarter mile, adaptive cruise would be a godsend.
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Apr 27, 2024 17:10
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tactlessbastard posted:Just to change gears from car chat, next time open it up in the store and if any employees hassle you (they don't get paid enough to care) tell them that story
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Apr 27, 2024 17:14
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And you get open box pricing, win win
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Apr 27, 2024 17:15
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tactlessbastard posted:Just to change gears from car chat, I'm genuinely shocked you can buy a non-HDMI DVD player in tyool 2024. And if we can talk about cables, connections and such, I hate Displayport. Oh you can go from a DP output to a HDMI input but not the other way around unless you have a special active cable which is expensive considering. And you can buy a HDMI cable capable of 4K 60 for a few dollars yet for some reason a standard Displayport equivalent is a stack more despite not having a licensing cost attached like HDMI production does. That some PCs use this lovely standard is the worst. The only thing DP has going got it is the fact it locks into the port.
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Apr 27, 2024 21:03
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Olympic Mathlete posted:I'm genuinely shocked you can buy a non-HDMI DVD player in tyool 2024. Olympic Mathlete posted:And if we can talk about cables, connections and such, I hate Displayport. HDMI is a complex mishmash of capabilities that is mostly mitigated by too much software and a willingness to remove quality at runtime IMO.
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Apr 27, 2024 21:38
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Adaptive cruise control is the best thing in a line of traffic. Steering assist and lane control I hate, they always seem to gently caress up and I end up having to put more brainpower into driving than without them.
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Apr 27, 2024 21:51
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TotalLossBrain posted:I wish automatic lights would become standard trim already. JFC I see a lot of people drive around without lights at night My last car(s trim) didn't have auto headlights, but it had all the equipment for it and knew when they were supposed to be on, and the car would actually trick you into turning them on. The backlighting on the Instrument panel is tied to the headlights, so when it starts getting dark you wouldn't be able to see how fast you were going unless you turn your lights on.
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Apr 27, 2024 22:44
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Just acquired a smart TV for the office. Full factory reset and... no gently caress off I don't want to connect to the Internet. No don't want to make a profile. Multiple stages just to plug in an HDMI cord. Jfc
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Apr 27, 2024 22:49
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I like how cars have cameras and yet you aren't even given the option to use them as a dash cam. Slap in some storage charge way more than it should be and I'd probably bite.
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Apr 27, 2024 23:34
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I just want a Selfie cam so I can take and share pics with my followers while driving
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Apr 27, 2024 23:36
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I drive with a cobra dashcam on and recording 100% of the time the car is in motion because I live in Albuquerque, NM and it's wild to me that new cars are full of cameras but don't have those
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Apr 27, 2024 23:37
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redshirt posted:I fully confess. Not that I want to ride up the rear end of the person in front of me, but I will pass. I set the CC at 76. I want it to stay at 76 and I will adjust my driving if traffic ahead is slower. Rather than CC adjusting that for me. What exactly do you think adaptive cruise control is and does? Because it sure as poo poo does not prevent you from passing or adjusting your own speed. I am sincerely mystified as to what you're complaining about.
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Apr 27, 2024 23:48
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800peepee51doodoo posted:What exactly do you think adaptive cruise control is and does? Because it sure as poo poo does not prevent you from passing or adjusting your own speed. I am sincerely mystified as to what you're complaining about. With Adaptive CC set at 76, when I come close to a car ahead of me going 72, the adapative CC will slow me down to maintain a distance with the car ahead of me. Thus, I am no longer going the 76 I set it at, I'm going 66 or whatever dumb rear end speed until I say gently caress IT and turn it off and pass
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Apr 27, 2024 23:51
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redshirt posted:With Adaptive CC set at 76, when I come close to a car ahead of me going 72, the adapative CC will slow me down to maintain a distance with the car ahead of me. Pushing the gas pedal doesn’t take you out of adaptive cruise control in my car, just the brake.
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Apr 27, 2024 23:54
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redshirt posted:With Adaptive CC set at 76, when I come close to a car ahead of me going 72, the adapative CC will slow me down to maintain a distance with the car ahead of me. Why don't you just pass them in the first place? What do you do with regular CC, rear end them? You still either have to pass them or slow down, one way or the other. ACC doesn't change that at all. So in the situation you're describing, your options with regular CC are to turn it off and drive manually, adjust the speed of the CC on the fly (the thing ACC automates), or pass them. You're free to do all of these things with ACC with the only difference being the second option is easier to do because its radar controlled instead of you trying to guess what the match speed is.
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Apr 28, 2024 00:00
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Nvm, don't want to be repetitive
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800peepee51doodoo posted:Why don't you just pass them in the first place? What do you do with regular CC, rear end them? You still either have to pass them or slow down, one way or the other. ACC doesn't change that at all. So in the situation you're describing, your options with regular CC are to turn it off and drive manually, adjust the speed of the CC on the fly (the thing ACC automates), or pass them. You're free to do all of these things with ACC with the only difference being the second option is easier to do because its radar controlled instead of you trying to guess what the match speed is. Because with regular CC the speed difference is clear immediately, and I must adjust immediately. With ACC, if I'm not paying attention, I look down and I've been going 73 for the last minute, without realizing it. I can no longer just kick back and trust CC, but now I have to actively monitor and manage it. Which somewhat defeats the purpose.
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Apr 28, 2024 00:03
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MrQwerty posted:I drive with a cobra dashcam on and recording 100% of the time the car is in motion because I live in Albuquerque, NM and it's wild to me that new cars are full of cameras but don't have those Sorry not cool and flashy enough according to marketbot ai (maybe not yet but soon!) can I interest you in a big truck? You want people to know how manly you are right? Big trucks make us the most money so we think you should buy big truck.
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Apr 28, 2024 00:06
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redshirt posted:Because with regular CC the speed difference is clear immediately, and I must adjust immediately. I bolded the part that's significant wrt/driving in general
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Apr 28, 2024 00:14
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redshirt posted:Because with regular CC the speed difference is clear immediately, and I must adjust immediately. Lol well ok then. Please pay attention while driving.
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TotalLossBrain posted:I bolded the part that's significant wrt/driving in general It sounds to me like they are focusing on the road and not their speedometer, which makes sense when using cruise control to me.
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